Lift your look and vision with expert blepharoplasty in Newcastle

Blepharoplasty can rejuvenate the eyelids by removing excess skin and fat, tightening lax eyelids and strengthening weak muscles.
In the upper lids surgery can correct hooding, allowing a normal flat lid show (required to apply make-up).

The upper and lower lids have fat pads that cushion the eye. These fat pads are held in place by fine tissues which weaken with age, allowing the fat to bulge forward. This can be corrected by removing, or redraping, fat to give a more youthful contour.

With age the lower lids can also become lax, with a tendency to sit away from the eyeball. It is important to correct this laxity by tightening the lower lids to stabilise the position, and allow some removal of lower lid skin.

Ageing can also result in the eyebrows sitting lower and the cheeks descending slightly. Ageing can also weaken the attachment of the muscles that keep the eyes open, this condition is called ptosis (drooping of the upper lids).
These factors can also be corrected at the time of blepharoplasty surgery, if required.The overall aim is to provide a natural, more youthful, appearance.

Possible risks tied to blepharoplasty are:

• Infection and bleeding
• Dry, irritated eyes
• Trouble closing your eyes or other eyelid issues
• Visible scarring
• Skin colour changes
• The necessity for another surgery

Treatment choices will address the factors associated with ageing, such as excess skin, skin wrinkles, fat prolapse, lower lid laxity, eyebrow descent and drooping of the upper lids. Corrective treatment is usually surgical but non-surgical techniques such as anti-wrinkle injections or fillers may also be beneficial.

Excess upper lid skin (dermatochalasis) is treated by blepharoplasty surgery which involves an incision hidden in the natural skin crease. In the anaesthetic room, the amount of excess skin is carefully marked before the eyelids are numbed with local anaesthetic injections. In the operating theatre the face is thoroughly cleaned and draped ready for surgery. The excess skin is carefully removed. Prolapsing fat is removed, if required.

Correcting lower eyelid bags often requires horizontal tightening of the lid. Prolapsing fat is excised or redraped. Anchoring sutures are often used to raise the tissues below the outer corners of each eye. This is followed by cautious removal of excess lower lid skin.

Finally, the skin is closed with very fine stitches. The lid is covered with an eye pad which stays in place until the following morning. Post-operative medicines include antibiotic ointment to apply to the wound and lubricant gel for the eye. A follow-up appointment is made for approximately 2 weeks, when the stitches can be removed.